'Have I ever seen a ruthless man like him?'
General Bai remained on his knees. Thick fresh blood coated his tongue with each cough.
It dribbled from the corner of his mouth and pooled on the concrete.
'Yes… I have. I have seen many terrors. Both day and night. This… this doesn't scare me.'
His chest burned with every inhale, ribs pulling tight against inflamed lungs. Sweat beaded along his hairline, trickled down his temples, mixed with the dirt on his neck.
Fei Ming stood directly over him. The faint metallic tang of the cell's rust mingled with the sharp stink of Bai's blood and the lingering damp from the earlier rain on Fei Ming's cloak.
Bai forced his head up. His neck muscles strained, cords standing out. Spit flecked his lips as he spoke,"The bounty... cannot be dropped. Not by me. I only follow Lu Yuan. His order stands."
Fei Ming's gaze stayed on this general.
